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Olympic champion Bolt wins 100m in Toronto

Updated on: 12 June,2009 09:17 AM IST  | 
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World record-holder Usain Bolt won his first 100-metre race since a foot injury suffered in an April car crash, capturing the title at the Festival of Excellence meet

Olympic champion Bolt wins 100m in Toronto

World record-holder Usain Bolt won his first 100-metre race since a foot injury suffered in an April car crash, capturing the title at the Festival of Excellence meet Thursday.


The Jamaican star, who won Beijing Olympic gold and set world records in the 100 and 200 metres last August, took the title in a steady rain at Varsity Stadium in 10.00 seconds with American Shawn Crawford second in 10.25 seconds.



American Ivory Williams was third in 10.28 seconds.


Conditions kept Bolt from approaching his world record of 9.69 from Beijing.

Bolt, 22, crashed his car in a ditch two months ago and required stitches after having a procedure to remove thorns from his left foot as he exited the vehicle.

Bolt, who clocked a wind-aided 9.93 in his first 100m of the season in Jamaica in March, withdrew from a May 2 meet in Kingston after the injury but two weeks later ran the fastest 150m ever in Manchester, England.

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